Learning to Love the Nation God Gave Us
‘Parents and country are the closest sources of our existence,’ says Aquinas, ‘and everyone is indebted first of all under God to both.’
‘Parents and country are the closest sources of our existence,’ says Aquinas, ‘and everyone is indebted first of all under God to both.’
COMMENTARY: The virtue of patriotism is the habit whereby we offer properly ordered love and service to our country. It is a duty of Catholic citizens to be patriotic.
COMMENTARY: Devotion to one’s country is not only in accord with human dignity but essential for pursuing the City of God in a manner consistent with the gospel itself.
Pope John Paul II drew a clear distinction between ‘exaggerated nationalism’ and ‘genuine love of country.’ But if patriotism isn’t nationalism, what is it?
“The beauty of this country is the diversity of culture, faith, and ethnicity, with a feeling of common brotherhood,” Father Varghese Velickagam, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Imphal, which covers the entire Manipur state, told CNA Aug. 15.
Almighty God ‘has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat’
May we remain always faithful to God, our brothers and sisters in Christ, and our beloved country.
The poll, released March 27, was conducted earlier this month by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago and funded by ‘The Wall Street Journal.’
The Batallón de San Patricio of the 19th century gives us an example of faithfulness to remember.
It’s true that the United States has further progress to make, but abandoning our founding principles is no way to get there.
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